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N07776 Nickel vs. S32550 Stainless Steel

N07776 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while S32550 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. They have a modest 39% of their average alloy composition in common, which, by itself, doesn't mean much. There are 27 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is N07776 nickel and the bottom bar is S32550 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 39
21
Fatigue Strength, MPa 220
400
Poisson's Ratio 0.3
0.27
Reduction in Area, % 57
57
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
80
Shear Strength, MPa 470
540
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 700
860
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270
620

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 970
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1550
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1500
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 430
480
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 85
20
Density, g/cm3 8.6
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 15
3.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 210
53
Embodied Water, L/kg 270
180

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 220
160
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 180
940
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
31
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
26
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20
23

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 2.0
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.040
Chromium (Cr), % 12 to 22
24 to 27
Copper (Cu), % 0
1.5 to 2.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 24.5
57.2 to 67
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 9.0 to 15
2.9 to 3.9
Nickel (Ni), % 50 to 60
4.5 to 6.5
Niobium (Nb), % 4.0 to 6.0
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.1 to 0.25
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 1.0
0
Tungsten (W), % 0.5 to 2.5
0